REYMARK C.

ADORADA

BACHELOR IN SECONDARY
EDUCATION MAJOR IN MAPEH
 OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson the learners are
expected to:
• describe how drug of abuse are classified
• classify drugs of abuse according to their
effects on the body
• produce a table flipchart of the classification
of drugs and their effects on the body
 Activity 1: Body Frisking
• There are six dangerous drugs in the
crossword puzzle below. They are
written horizontally, vertically,
diagonally or in reverse. Find the words
and write them on your activity sheet or
notebook.
S N E G O N I C U L L S H
S A H U N G A I C O S S A
G R E R I O P O P P T T L
U C L D A S D G N N O I L
R O P S Q Z X C A P Y M U
D S S Q W E R S R T Y U C
Y S A S D E S S C O O L I
A F D O S E F G O L U A N
W W R W R C V Y T M T N O
E A Q P W G F D I N H T G
T S E S E B N M C V U S E
A D S F D D T L S G N O N
G A G I N H A L A N T S S
 DRUGS
• are any substances or chemicals
which when taken into the body
either though nasal, oral, and
transdermal way have
psychological, emotional and
behavioral effects on a person.
 DRUGS OF ABUSE

• are drugs commonly abused by

users. In the Philippines the three
drugs of abuse: shabu, marijuana
and inhalants.
THREE CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
OF ABUSE
1. methamphetamine hydrochloride
or “shabu”
 “poor man’s cocaine”
 It is a colorless crystal or crystalline
powder with a bitter taste. It can
be taken orally, sniffed or injected.
SHABU
2. Cannabis Sativa or “Marijuana”
 produces feeling of drunkenness.
distorts the senses of taste, touch,
hearing and smell.
 it increases heart rate, lowers body
temperature , and reduce blood sugar
levels.
MARIJUANA
 3. Inhalants better known as
“solvents”
 can cause an effect like drunkenness if
they are inhaled, can also produce a
state of intoxication that is characterized
by drowsiness, dizziness, a slurring of
speech, loss of consciousness and often
hallucination.
INHALANTS
 SIX CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS
1. GATEWAY DRUGS
 such as cigarettes and alcohol are legal drugs
that a non-drug user might try, which can
lead him/her to more dangerous drugs such
as marijuana and shabu.
 Teenagers who engage in early smoking and
early drinking have a higher chance of using
and experimenting with dangerous drugs of
abuse.
CIGARETTES ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
 2. Depressant drugs
 It can slow down a person’s central nervous
system (CNS). The Central nervous system
includes the brain, spinal cord and nerves.
 Doctors commonly prescribe depressant drugs
to help certain persons to be less angry, less
stressed or tensed. Depressant drugs relax
muscles and nerves. These drugs also make
patients feel sleepy and light-headed.
Depressant drugs include alcohol, barbiturates
and tranquilizers.
 the most abused
depressant.
 has immediate effect
on the body. One
effect is the irritation
of the lining of the
mouth, esophagus
and stomach. Large
amounts of alcohol
can irritate the
stomach enough to
ALCOHOL
cause nausea and
vomiting.
 are drugs for inducing
sleep in persons with
anxiety, mental stress
and insomnia.
This is also value in the
treatment of epilepsy
and hypertension.
 available in capsule,
pills or tablets and are
taken orally or injected.
BARBITURATES
 drugs that calm
and diminish
anxiety.
They are used in
the treatment of
nervous states and
some mental
disorders without TRANQUILIZER
producing sleep.
 3. Stimulant drugs
• speed up a person's central nervous
system.
• have the opposite effect of depressants
• make a person’s energy high. Negative
effects of stimulants include depression
and tiredness.
• include amphetamines which include
shabu, caffeine, nicotine and cocaine.
  “poor man’s
cocaine”
SHABU  It is a colorless
crystal or
crystalline
powder with a
bitter taste. It
can be taken
orally, sniffed or
injected.
 it is present
in coffee, tea,
chocolate, cola
drinks and
some wake- up
pills.

CAFFEINE
 a poisonous
substance found in
cigarettes that causes
an intense desire to
smoke.
 causes blood
pressure to go up
and heart rate to NICOTINE
increase
 taken orally, injected or
sniffed as to achieve an
intense feeling of
“highness.”
 effects of cocaine include
change in mood, wide-
awake feelings,
nervousness and loss of
appetite but last for a
COCAINE
shorter time.
 in large amounts,
cocaine can kill a person
by stopping the heartbeat.
 4. Narcotics
are drugs which relieve pain and induce
sleepiness.
In medicine, these drugs are
administered in moderation to patients
with mental disorders and those in
severe pain like cancer.
include cocaine, heroin and marijuana.
COCAINE
 three to five times
more powerful than
morphine from which
it is derived and is the
most addicting opium
derivative. With
continued use,
addiction occurs within
14 days.
It is may be sniffed
or swallowed but it is
usually injected in the
veins.
HEROIN
 effects of heroin
characterized by analgesia,
drowsiness, and mood
changes.
MARIJUANA
 5. Hallucinogens
• are drugs which distorts reality and facts.
• It affects all senses and makes a user see,
hear and feel things that don’t exist in the
time being.
The name hallucinogen came from the word
hallucination which is to perceive illusions.
 include lysergic acid diethylamide,
psilocybin obtained from mushrooms and
mescaline.
• users experience
physical changes ,
such as increase in LYSERGIC ACID
heart rate or a rise DIETHYLAMIDE
in blood pressure.
Chills, fever,
trembling, loss of
appetite and
nausea can also
occur.
 6. Inhalants
• are found in ordinary household chemical
products and anesthetics.
• Continuous use and abuse leads to delusions,
brain damage, liver damage, coma and
death.
• Examples of household products used as
inhalants are acetone, rugby or solvent,
ordinary and spray paint, and cleaning fluids
 ACTIVITY 2: RELAY GAME
• 1. I will divide you into four groups.
• 2. Each member will make a meta-card. Write on
each meta-card a class of drugs of abuse. Write
legibly. There will be six meta-cards per group.
• - Meta-card 1: GATEWAY DRUGS
• - Meta-card 2: DEPRESSANTS
• - Meta-card 3: STIMULANTS
• - Meta-card 4: NARCOTICS
• - Meta-card 5: HALLUCINOGENS
• - Meta-card 6: INHALANTS
• 3. Each group will form a line.
• 4. I will read a statement or phrase. If your meta-
card is being referred to, run to the front and raise
the meta-card up high.
• 5. I will check your answer and record the number of
correct answers garnered by the team.
• 6. Return to your line when cued by your teacher.
 ACTIVITY 3: LET’S MAKE TABLE
FLIPCHART
Make a flipchart showing how drugs are
classified and how they affect the body.
Ask your teacher to check your draft.
Include pictures to make your flipchart
more attractive.
 EVALUATION
______ 1. Are legal drugs that a non-drug user might
try, which can lead him/her to more
dangerous drugs such as marijuana and
shabu.
______ 2. Speed up a person central nervous system It
includes shabu, caffeine, nicotine, and
cocaine
______ 3. Are drugs which relieve pain and induce
sleepiness
______ 4. Are found in ordinary household chemical
products and anesthetics
______ 5. It slow down a person’s central nervous
system
______ 6. are drugs which distorts reality and
facts
______ 7. It is a drug when continuous use and
abuse leads to delusions, brain damage, liver
damage, coma and death
______ 8. Give me an example of depressant
drugs
______ 9. Give me an example of inhalant drugs
______ 10. What is the scientific name of
marijuana
 HOMEWORK
• As a grade nine students what will you
do to avoid using of prohibited drugs?

• How would you encourage your drug

abuser/user friend to stop using
prohibited drugs?